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Boston Globe - Entertainment

DON AUCOIN REVIEW -- How do you solve a problem like 'The Sound of Music'? -- The show, running through Jan. 18 at the Citizens Opera House, has some inherently treacly elements, but assured direction and a strong lead performance help prove why it's been remarkably durable.

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The Boston, Revere Beach, and Lynn Railroad

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The art John Axelrod chose to keep at home tells of a passionate and whimsical life

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At Vibrato Bar, singers perform 'classical karaoke' without formalities - Hosted by chamber ensemble North Shore Voices, the monthly live music pop-up event features anything from baroque arias to choral arrangements.

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Here's looking at you, Boston: Downtown buildings sport googly eyes as part of winter public art exhibition -- Take a stroll around Downtown Boston this winter, look up, and there's a chance you may see a building with googly eyes staring back at you.

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K-pop might win at the Grammys for the first time -- K-pop is an inextricable force in global pop culture, even as institutions like the Grammys have long failed to fully recognize it.

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TV CRITIC'S CORNER - Want your vintage MTV? There's an app for that. The new MTV Rewind offers the chance to see more than 35,000 videos.

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The Year in Arts - The 20 biggest Boston pop culture moments of 2025 - From the return of the DunKings to Coldplaygate at Gillette, here are the year's top Boston pop culture moments.

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Odie Henderson: The 10 best movies of 2025

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Chris Vognar: The top 10 (ish) television shows of the year

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Murray Whyte: In a year of tumult for the arts, a few bright moments stand out

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'Mr. Nobody Against Putin' documents one man's crusade against propaganda -- The film screens Monday at WBUR's CitySpace.

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TELEVISION REVIEW - The Karen Read story gets the Lifetime movie treatment - Katie Cassidy stars in an adaptation of the story that lands less than eight months after the real-life trial ended.

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Watch Party -- 'The Traitors,' 'Tron: Ares,' plus more new TV shows and films to stream this weekend -- Plus, the full first season of "Heated Rivalry" is now streaming on HBO Max.

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Bruno Mars to make Gillette Stadium debut as part of new 'Romantic Tour' On Thursday, Mars announced that he will soon embark on "The Romantic Tour," his first global headline tour in almost a decade.

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The HBO documentary 'Critical Incident' looks at a death, and a coverup, on the border -- The title sounds like it belongs to a generic action movie, but it's the name of a shadowy piece of government bureaucracy.

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Here are 10 of the best documentaries of 2025 -- Read on for Globe critic Odie Henderson's picks of the best documentaries of the year.

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'Breakdown: 1975′ has intriguing intentions but a muddled execution -- The documentary digs into an influential year in moviemaking, but has a wider focus than just the year in the title.

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Greg Davies and Alex Horne on taking 'Taskmaster' on the road and who their most enthusiastic contestant was

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Boston music doesn't need to be resuscitated. It needs a rebrand.

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Joe Keery, Joy Behar, and more arts news in Boston you might have missed

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Local bestsellers for the week ended Jan. 4

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The best local book events this week

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Cynthia Zarin never expected to write novels. Now she's not sure she'll stop.

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Why TV loves hospital shows — and why 'The Pitt' is the best one ever

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'The Masked Singer': Red Sox legend is first celebrity unmasked in season premiere

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For professional ballet dancers, pursuing motherhood can still feel risky

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'It is America's first music': Conductor Everett McCorvey on the importance of preserving Negro spirituals

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2026 Golden Globes: 15 nominated films you can stream this weekend

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It's only forever, not long at all: 'Labyrinth' turns 40

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Celebrity Series of Boston becomes Vivo Performing Arts

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'One Battle After Another' dominates SAG's Actor Awards with 7 nominations

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'Stranger Things' finale reveals how two fan-favorite characters end up in Massachusetts

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Mass. is home to more than four dozen Grateful Dead cover bands — and local Deadheads can't get enough

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Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

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